Description:

The advent of the Affordable Care Act has meant changes to the way in which Human Resources and Accounting Services/Accounts Payable process requests to pay individuals. Effective 1/1/2015 the process of engaging individuals will require the completion of the Independent Contractor Questionnaire (ICQ) and an evaluation by HR to determine whether an individual is an independent contractor or whether an employer-employee relationship exists.

Based upon the HR review and status determination, you will be instructed to hire or process the payment request through Payroll or make a vendor code request through Accounting Services and payment through Accounts Payable. The ICQ that has been reviewed and signed by HR must be attached to all vendor code requests for independent contractors effective 1/1/2015.

Human Resources will have further information on the process and where to obtain the form in a full communication early next week. Details about joint training sessions with Human Resources and Accounting Services, scheduled in early January, will be included in that message.